The 26-year-old woman told police that at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, she arrived home to her apartment on South Elm Street, and as she was getting out of her car, she was grabbed by two men.

When the men couldn't get into her apartment, they forced her into the backseat of their car, police said. The men demanded money and ordered the woman to call her boyfriend to get it, police said.

Instead of complying with the demand, her boyfriend called police. Officials said the men let the woman go, unharmed, on Maryland Avenue near New York Avenue. The woman ran up the street and asked a resident for help.

The kidnappers were described as Hispanic men in their 20s. One weighed about 250 pounds and was wearing jeans and a hooded top. The second man had a thin build and was wearing jeans and a jacket with red sleeves. He also wore red and grey low-top Nike sneakers.

Police said their vehicle was described as a dark SUV with a tan interior.